Joe Biden took office at the age of 78. He did the math. He’d be 82 at the end of his first term, 86 at the end of his second. He decided that winning a 2nd term at 82 would be a long shot, and he set his sights on being the best president he could be – for one term. But he knew that a public recognition of his being a one-term president came with risks, so he kept that to himself. He acted as though he would run for another term, and planned an exit from the race late in the game. Joe continued to be a confident world leader, but he faltered spectacularly in the election campaign.
On purpose. He allowed his party to push him, kicking and screaming, aside. He ushered in a younger, harder-to-beat candidate.
Too far-fetched? Maybe. But maybe not. We have to acknowledge Joe Biden’s long history of political strategy. If that was Joe’s plan from the get-go in 2021, it was executed brilliantly.
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